With the holiday season speed ing toward us, parents and grand parents are beginning their annual quest to find die ‘fright” gifts for the children in their lives gifts that will have meaning beyond Cook’s Question (Continued from Pago Bt) ANSWER For the reader who requested a recipe for Sesame Chicken Soup, here is one from Lynn Rossi, Lititz. Sesame Chicken Soup 1 tablespoon sesame seeds Brown sesame seeds in dry saucepan over medium heat. Add: 1 tablespoon butter V* cup celery, chopped 1-2 tablespoons green onion, chopped V 4 cup flour to make a paste '/* teaspoon nutmeg Slowly add the following, while stirring and cook until thicken.: 6 cups chicken broth When mixture is thick, slowly stir in the following: % cup half and half ’/«cup heavy cream Freshly ground pepper 2 teaspoons salt 2 cups chicken, cooked and chopped QUESTION Roma Leibensperger, Germansville, wanted a pumpkin cheese cake recipe. Thanks to Susan Howard, Mt. Pleasant Mills, who sent this recipe and wrote: Everyone will be sure to comment on this. Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake 2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs or graham cracker crumbs. ’/«cup butter, melted 16-ounces cream cheese % cup sugar 1 cup canned pumpkin 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla ’/« teaspoon cinnamon Vi teaspoon nutmeg Combine crumbs and butter; press into bottom and sides of springform pan. Combine cheese and V 4 cup sugar and vanilla; mix at medium speed. Add eggs, mixing well. Reserve 1 cup cheese mixture. Add pumpkin and remaining sugar and spices to remaining cheese mixture. Mix well. Layer half pumpkin and half cheese over crust. Repeat layers. Cut through batter with knife for marble effect. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. Loosen cake from rim. Cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. Choose Healthier Cooking Xhe Minimum Moisture Way With... Join The Growing List Of Satisfied Maxam Stainless Steel Cookware Users! —For Full Color Brochure Or Use Of Magic Kitchen Video ■ Call 717-922-1502 Or Write To: John Showalter Country Lane Great Christmas Gift Idea! Box 101 *— —r-^r— * Laurelton, PA 17835 * Need Ideas For Children’s this season or this year. Gifts that won’t be sold at next Summer’s garage sale, because they're not “in” anymore. Gifts that their children will learn from and grow with, as well as enjoy. 1 < “One of the best gifts you can give is the gift of discovery,” said Dr. Alvin Oranowsky, an expert in childhood education. “By select ing presents that expand their worlds, you’re fueling their cur iosity. broadening their know ledge. and providing a source of pleasure they’ll enjoy for years to come.” With that in mind, here are 20 ideas for gifts that the children on your list won’t outgrow gifts for every interest and budget. Some are appropriate for one child, others, such as the tele scope, the home computer, and the World Book Encyclopedia, are perfect family gifts. And all of them will be valued long after this year’s trendy (and often very expensive) toys, fashions, sports equipment, and other “hot” gifts are gathering dust in the closet. • A coin collecting book, coins minted the years you and the child were bom, and a few foreign coins. Or a stamp collecting book, some stamps, and a magnifying glass. * A small tent and sleeping bag, and an outdoor survival guide. • A starter set of “real” tools: hammer, screwdriver, wrench, etc., engraved with his or her ini tials. Accompany it with a book of projects to tty. • Open Stock Holiday Gifts? • An insect collection jar, a but terflynet, and a field guide (along with instructions to release the specimens unharmed). • A telescope and glow-in-the dark star guide. • A classic board game, like chess, checkers or cribbage. • An introduction to world events, history, heros and wonders (and a leg-up on homework), via a set of The World Book Encyclopedia. • A bound journal and a copy of Thoreau’s Walden to read together. • A home computer, new soft ware for the computer at home, or a used typewriter and a ream of paper. • An introduction to your favo rite sport: a putter and some golf balls; a tennis racquet and a can of balls; a “grown up” baseball bat and ball; a football, soccer ball or basketball. And, of course, a few tips from you. • Binoculars, a bird identifica tion guide, and a bird feeder for their window. Or “adult” garden ing tools, a gardening book and some seeds and bulbs. • A camera, some film, a photo album and copies of favorite fami ly photos. • A piece of jewelry that sym- bolizes your shared faith or is sig nificant in another way such as a births tone. • A microscope and slides (both pre-prepared and blank). • An “adult” watch or their own clock radio. • Copies of a few of your favo rite classic books, with a note written in each talking about when and why you enjoyed them. • A piece of your family's his tory • something you received from a parent or grandparent, along with the story of its significance. • A guide to fossils and some fossils or dinosaur bone fragments. • An overnight bag or backpack embroidered with their initials. • A musical instrument (as small as a harmonica, or as big as a piano), inastructions or lessons. Giving gifts from this list will gain you the quiet thanks of your child’s or grandchild’s teachers as well. Educators encourage stu dents to pursue hobbies and col lections, strongly recommend that children have reference materials and books available at home, and applaud all family efforts to keep their children excited about learning.
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